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W. J. Murphy Elementary School reports 12% truancy rate

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The truancy rate at W. J. Murphy Elementary School rose to 12 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Lake County Gazette analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

The schools average daily attendance rate was 94 percent.

Students are considered chronically truant if they miss 5 percent of school days or more per year without acceptable excuses. The Round Lake CUSD 116 saw a chronic truancy rate of 14 percent during the 2016-17 school year, while the statewide rate was 11 percent.

The school enrolled 538 students in the 2016-17 school year, and average daily attendance was at 94 percent for the year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. The average daily rate of attendance across the state was 94 percent.

W. J. Murphy Elementary School chronic truancy rates 5-year trend
Year
Chronic truancy rate
Daily attendance rate
School
District
State
School
District
State
2013
5
7
10
96
94
94
2014
5
8
9
95
94
95
2015
9
9
9
95
93
94
2016
7
11
10
95
94
94
2017
12
14
11
94
94
94

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